generational identity
Age-group shared traits
Generational identity is the sense of belonging to a particular age cohort—Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z—and sharing its formative experiences, values, and cultural touchstones.
The concept assumes people born in the same era develop similar outlooks from living through the same events: Her generational identity shaped how she viewed work-life balance.
Critics note these categories oversimplify and that class, geography, and culture matter more than birth year.
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- Gen ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
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